Question

Parents donated fudge for the Christmas fund raiser for your classroom.40 pounds of chocolate fudge sold for &2.15 per pound and vanilla fudge sold for $1.90 per pound.Your class made %158.20.How many pounds of fudge were sold.

Answer 1

Calculate how much are worth 40 pounds of chocolate fudge.
Deduct this amount from $158.20 to get the amount derived from vanilla fudge.
Divide this amount by $1.90 to get the number of pounds of vanilla fudge sold.
Add up the total number of pounds.

Answer 2

78 pounds